Book Review: NYC Rental Bible

July 20, 2012 | By Alex AuthorMy First Apartment

When I was asked to review the new ebook, NYC Rental Bible, it felt like a familiar assignment; I’m well acquainted with informational booklets. This is because, at every stage of my life, my father has given me a book on how to do that which I am about to do: a book on how…

Job or No Job, Post-Grad Apartment Hunt Starts

May 3, 2011 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Congratulations to our blogger Elyse who is graduating from college! “My Post-Grad Apartment Hunt Starts” by Elyse May is here and so is my college graduation. While it’s exciting to celebrate the end of writing papers and reading for anything besides pleasure, it also means the end of being coddled by my student status. With…

Feel A Bit Better About Your Apt Search (Thnx NyTimes!)

November 27, 2010 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

Something I try very hard to do on a day-to-day basis, is appreciate what I have. Sometimes, I succeed. . . but often I fail. Like, miserably fail. Life just moves too fast. But with giving thanks fresh in mind, it seems only natural to look around and recognize how lucky I am to live in my…

What Elyse Learned from Her First Apartment Hunt

August 10, 2010 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Our guest blogger Elyse is an NYU student who just recently managed to free herself from the college dormitory system. Elyse and her two roommates are now rubbing elbows with the hipsters in the Lower East Side. “The Hunt Is On” The first thing I think of when I look back on my apartment hunt…

NY Mag’s Top NYC Neighborhoods and Time Out’s Rental Deals

April 23, 2010 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

TimeOut NY & NY Mag Apartment Issues Have Arrived! Which means…it’s officially Apartment Season in NYC! Think of it like the hunting season, except that instead of coming home with a poor, dead animal, you just get to come home. To your own place. No small feat! It kind of baffles me that both Time Out and…

The Housing Virgins of Manhattan and Other Apartment Hunting Stories in the News

September 2, 2006 | By Kate AuthorMy First Apartment

If you’re searching for your first apartment, you probably thought your days of homework were behind you. Wrong! More important that any book report is the research that you should do to prepare yourself for the housing search. This web site is a great place to start for basic checklists and info. Beyond MyFirstApartment.com, however,…

New York City – City Guide

November 23, 2005 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

The Big Apple is made up of five boroughs: Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. Each has its own special character, neighborhoods, and dialect (some would say).